Connectivity will be provided through TT’s existing Eurex Gateway

CHICAGO, May 13, 2014 – Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced that it will introduce support for derivatives based on TAIEX, the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main stock index. TAIEX derivatives will be available through TT’s existing Eurex Gateway when Eurex and the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) launch the Eurex/TAIFEX Link on May 15.

Through the link, Eurex will list daily futures contracts on TAIEX futures and options products for trading after Taiwanese trading hours, during European and U.S. core trading hours.

According to the Futures Industry Association 2013 Annual Volume Survey, the TAIEX contracts are among the most heavily traded Asian equity index futures and options contracts. The Eurex/TAIFEX Link was established to make these contracts tradable after Taiwanese trading hours.

“We look forward to bringing new trading opportunities to the marketplace through the Eurex/TAIFEX Link and to extending availability of the TAIEX products through the Trading Technologies platform. The large portion of Eurex members who use TT’s system stand to benefit by having immediate access to Taiwan’s most liquid index derivatives contracts when the Eurex/TAIFEX Link launches,” commented Michael Peters, Member of the Eurex Executive Board.

“The Eurex/TAIFEX Link marks a milestone for TAIFEX as it is the first time we are exporting our flagship products overseas and extending our reach to Europe. Both Eurex and TAIFEX have been working intensively on system testing and investor education to ensure a successful launch. I am convinced there will be great potential for this link, and I look forward to more joint initiatives in the near future,” commented Peter Chiu, president of TAIFEX.

Added Jeff Mezger, group product manager, exchange connectivity of Trading Technologies, “The Eurex/TAIFEX Link provides our customers with easy access to the most-traded Taiwanese derivatives and allows them to include exposure to a major Asian index in their strategies. This is especially beneficial to professionals who already trade Eurex products through our platform because they will automatically be able to trade TAIEX contracts on day one with no additional software or fees from TT.”

TT customers will be able to enter and manage trades on TAIFEX products using TT’s full suite of products, including X_TRADER®, the ADL® visual programming platform for automated trading, and the TT API and FIX Adapter API solutions. In addition, customers using TT’s Autospreader® tool will be able to execute through TT’s Strategy Engine (SE) execution servers, which minimize execution latency via proximity-based computing and co-location. The SE line includes highly scalable, high-performance products for algorithmic, synthetic and spread trading.

Firms will be able to access the TAIEX products through internally hosted gateways or through TT’s TTNET™ global hosting solution. TAIFEX access also will be supported by TT’s MultiBroker offering, which was named “Best New Product, Connectivity” at the 2013 FOW Asia Awards, “Best New Technology Product-Trading and Execution” at the 2013 FOW International Awards and “Best Trading and Execution Technology” at the 2014 CTA Intelligence Services Awards. TT also is a finalist in the Informatica 2014 Innovation Awards.

TT recently announced plans to introduce a cloud-based trading platform for professional futures traders. The platform, simply called TT, is a trading ecosystem that enables a streamlined, go-anywhere experience, while also offering significantly faster performance and power where it matters. TT expects to support the Eurex/TAIFEX Link through the new platform, which is scheduled to launch later this year.

About Trading Technologies Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com, @Trading_Tech) develops and delivers professional trading software for a wide variety of users including proprietary traders, brokers, money managers, CTAs, hedge funds, and commercial hedgers and risk managers. TT provides access to nearly 45 major international exchanges and liquidity platforms. Its recently unveiled web-based trading platform will give users a mobile, reliable, fast solution that represents what’s next in the world of trading and technology.

VeloxPro BookMap is an innovative market-depth product that focuses on visualization of the order book and order flow. Using a configurable heat map to display both current and historical market depth data, BookMap enables traders to get faster and deeper insights into market dynamics and short-term price action. BookMap also enables traders to act swiftly on these new market insights with one-click trading capabilities, which are fully integrated with the TT execution platform through TT’s open X_TRADER® API.

Tsachi Galanos, CEO of VeloxPro, said, “We are delighted to become a partner of such a respected brand as Trading Technologies. Becoming a TT Connected Partner strengthens our commitment to providing high quality market analysis and trading solutions. Making BookMap available on TT’s X_TRADER Pro platform enables us to reach a community of the most sophisticated traders out there and expand their trading arsenal. We believe that BookMap’s unique approach coupled with TT’s robust platform, exchange connectivity and wide trading coverage is a winning combination that will substantially enhance TT traders’ market understanding and trading performance.”

About Trading Technologies Trading Technologies (www.tradingtechnologies.com, @Trading_Tech), develops and delivers professional trading software for a wide variety of users including proprietary traders, brokers, money managers, CTAs, hedge funds, and commercial hedgers and risk managers. TT provides access to over 40 of the major international exchanges and liquidity platforms. Its recently unveiled web-based trading platform will give users a mobile, reliable, fast solution that represents what’s next in the world of trading and technology.

About VeloxProVeloxPro is a financial services firm and the creator of BookMap (www.BookMap.com). VeloxPro employs engineers and mathematicians from top academic institutions, developing sophisticated data driven and visualization products. Our products enable enhanced market analysis and high probability trading and aim for both enterprise and individual clients. VeloxPro was established by a proprietary trading firm, experienced in High Frequency Trading services and provides rapid and customized development to achieve client’s specific trading objectives.